Those of you paying enough daily attention to the Preserve Lego Advent countdown may have noticed that here and there I don't quite get things posted on time. Why, you may ask, didn't I just stage it all out ahead of time, and set some timers so that things go up when they should? Well, the truth of it is that I feel quite like I've ruined the surprise and the whole calendar if I open it ahead of time, so I go ahead and open up a day at a time and try to get it posted somewhere between midnight and sleep. If I happen to be out of town, though, things go awry! Well, next year I may get two calendars, so that I can open one early and still have one to count down my own December. Then we all get to have our fun!

For now, check out this serious pikeman soldier who is joining the ranks of Donnie for day 19!